252nd Street & 87th Drive
The three-way junction of 252nd Street and 87th Drive is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr, is 1,000 feet away for the Q36, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr, 1,000 feet away, for the Q36.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr Q361,000 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Road & 252nd Street 190 feet
- 251st Street & 87th Drive 280 feet
- 253rd Street & 87th Drive 300 feet
- 253rd Street & 87th Road 480 feet
- 250th Street & 87th Drive 560 feet
- 254th Street & 87th Drive 600 feet
- 254th Street & 87th Road 750 feet
- 87th Avenue & 252nd Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 252nd Street or 87th Drive.